On the brink - China's bakers, bars and beauty spas struggle to survive coronavirus
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BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The coronavirus outbreak in China is pushing many small businesses to the brink, as efforts to stem its spread left usually bustling streets deserted and malls shut or empty.Just 34% of nearly 1,000 small and medium-sized firms said they could survive for a month on current cashflow, a survey last month by Tsinghua University and Peking University showed.Though China has asked companies to resume work, owners of small retail and consumer services firms are deeply..